The French government has requested the shutdown of bus and tram services from 21:00 local time (19:00 GMT), over fears of a fourth night of riots At least 875 people were arrested on Thursday night, and President Emmanuel Macron has urged parents to keep their children off the streets Armoured police vehicles will also be […]
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The European Union officials have warned that Russia has become more dangerous following last weekend’s short-lived mutiny by the country’s Wagner mercenary force which had exposed that President Vladimir Putin was politically weaker than previously thought. Attending an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, senior officials reiterated that the recent chaos in Russia – where […]
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CHAMAN: Over a dozen high-risk prisoners escaped from the Chaman District Jail in Balochistan on Thursday, causing a major security breach and prompting a swift response from local law enforcement agencies. The jailbreak occurred early Thursday morning during the period allotted for Eid prayers. According to police officials, prisoners from Barrack No. 4, who were […]
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Jammu, June 30: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lt. Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday flagged off the first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from Jammu city. The first batch comprising around 3,300 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in 159 escorted vehicles for the Baltal and Pahalgam base camps in the Kashmir Valley. The 62-day long […]
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level pact with Pakistan on a $3 billion stand-by arrangement, the lender said, a decision long awaited by the South Asian nation which is teetering on the brink of default. The deal — subject to approval by the IMF board in July — comes after an eight-month […]
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Dozens of people have stormed the compound of the Swedish embassy in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, after a Quran was burnt during a protest in Sweden. Salwan Momika, said to be an Iraqi living in Sweden, set fire to a copy of Islam’s holy book outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday. The Quran burning was condemned […]
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NEW DELHI: An active-duty missile corvette of the Indian Navy is on its way to Vietnam as a gift, the first warship given by India to any country. The domestically built corvette INS Kirpan left India’s east coast on Wednesday, the navy said. India and Vietnam have strengthened their ties in recent years, with a […]
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The mother of a 17-year-old, shot dead by police after he refused a traffic stop, is leading a march in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre. The police officer who shot the teen, named as Nahel M, has been placed under formal investigation for voluntary homicide. Earlier, it was announced that 40,000 police officers would be […]
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A British court has ruled that the government’s controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful as the African nation cannot be considered a safe third country. In a major setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has pledged to deter people from arriving across the Channel in small boats, three Court of […]
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NATO is ready to defend itself against any threat from “Moscow or Minsk”, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, after Belarus welcomed Wagner rebel leader Yevgeny Prigozhin into exile. Stoltenberg said NATO would agree to strengthen its defences at a key summit in Lithuania next week in order to protect all members, especially those which […]
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